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Simon Pegg, the 56-year-old actor known for roles in films like Hot Fuzz and Star Trek, revealed on the podcast "I'm ADHD! No You're Not" that he has been diagnosed with ADHD. He sought this diagnosis to better understand aspects of his personality and behavior that had puzzled him. Reflecting on childhood signs often associated with ADHD, Pegg noted behaviors such as fidgeting but emphasized that he was not a disruptive child, challenging common stereotypes about the condition.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-09,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Simon Pegg, 56, revealed in a recent interview that he has been diagnosed with ADHD. The actor and writer, known for roles in movies like Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and TV series such as Doctor Who and Spaced, stated that getting the diagnosis confirmed suspicions about his behavior patterns that had troubled him for years. Pegg pursued a formal evaluation to understand himself better after experiencing symptoms that he initially attributed to personal shortcomings or character faults.
On the podcast "I’m ADHD! No You’re Not," Pegg also discussed how his mental health journey, including clinical depression and struggles with alcohol control, influenced his perception of ADHD. He expressed relief at finally understanding his condition: “It confirmed a lot of stuff that I'd been wrestling with.” Pegg noted that he had previously thought symptoms like inattention could have developed later due to adult life stressors rather than being lifelong.
The diagnosis also provided clarity for his wife, who sees it as simply part of his identity. Other celebrities such as Johnny Vegas and Sue Perkins have also been diagnosed with ADHD in adulthood, highlighting the growing awareness around this condition among public figures.
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Actor Simon Pegg has been diagnosed with ADHD, he revealed yesterday.
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The 56-year-old star said it followed issues he'd been 'wrestling with'.
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Pegg - famous for Hot Fuzz, Shaun Of The Dead, Star Trek and the Mission: Impossible films - opened up about having the condition on the podcast I'm ADHD! No You're Not, saying he sought a diagnosis as he 'just wanted to know'.
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He added: 'It confirmed a lot of stuff I'd been wrestling with and that I'd been attributing to just character fault.'
Pegg has been open about his mental health, including clinical depression.
Speaking of his ADHD, he said: 'I felt like it was something that had come on in later life because I wasn't a naughty child.
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I've had bouts of depression in my adult life since 18 and I thought maybe it had come on with that.
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'I assumed ADHD kids were kind of chaotic and difficult and didn't pay attention in school.
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But there were things I did do as a kid - fidget or whatever - that made me think, 'Maybe I've had this longer than I thought'.
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Simon Pegg has opened up about having ADHD on the podcast I'm ADHD!
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You're Not, saying he sought a diagnosis as he 'just wanted to know'
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Speaking of his ADHD, he said: 'I felt like it was something that had come on in later life because I wasn't a naughty child'
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Reflecting on how his wife has reacted to his diagnosis, he said: 'She makes allowances for forgetfulness and lack of concentration.'
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Pegg also explained how learning about his diagnosis put his childhood behaviour in perspective, and said: 'I did feel different in a way I might not be able to put my finger on.
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Maybe everybody feels that way.'
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'I just assumed ADHD kids were kind of chaotic and difficult and didn't pay attention in school,' he added.
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'But there were other things that I did do as a kid - fidget or whatever - that made me think: Oh no, maybe I've had this longer than I thought.'
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Reflecting on how his family has reacted to him having ADHD, Pegg said his wife is 'dealing with it as if I'd been diagnosed ages ago', adding: 'It's just who I am, and it's just things that I do.
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She makes allowances for forgetfulness and lack of concentration.'
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Later in the episode, Pegg spoke with hosts Paul Whitehouse and Dr Mine Conkbayir about why he has started to publicly discuss his mental health.
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'I was very guarded when I first started out,' the star said.
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'I didn't really speak about anything private like this until about 2018 when I made a film about schizophrenia.
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'Mental health was coming up a lot in the press chat, and that's the first time I mentioned I had an issue with depression and with drinking.
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'I was so bowled over by the amount of people that said, 'Oh, thanks for talking about that'.
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I was so touched by it.'
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